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Capitalism Fights Back

Over a thousand anti-capitalist activists descended on Washington, D.C., this week to protest annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Tactics included rushing into the street to impede traffic flow and breaking bank windows. Over 600 were arrested.

But good ol' capitalism doesn't sit back and watch the action. That's not in its nature. It fights back, of course, and here's how.